can`t build lirc-modules-source with kernel 2.6.15

Here is build log:
                               ARCH=i386 prepare
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-6-686'
  CHK include/linux/version.h
  SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-6-686'
echo done > stamp-kernel-configure
echo done > stamp-configure
for module in /usr/src/modules/lirc ; do \
          if test -d $module; then \
    (cd $module; \
              if ./debian/rules KVERS="2.6.15-rc3-ubuntu1" KSRC="/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-6-686" \
                             KMAINT="Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer" <email address hidden>" \
                             KPKG_DEST_DIR="/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-6-686/.." \
                             KPKG_MAINTAINER="Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer" \
                             KPKG_EXTRAV_ARG="" \
                             ARCH="i386" \
                             KDREV="10.00.Custom" kdist_image; then \
                  echo "Module $module processed fine"; \
              else \
                   echo "Module $module failed."; \
                   if [ "X" != "X" ]; then \
                      echo "Perhaps $module does not understand --rootcmd?"; \
                      echo "If you see messages that indicate that it is not"; \
                      echo "in fact being built as root, please file a bug "; \
                      echo "against $module."; \
                   fi; \
                   echo "Hit return to Continue"; \
         read ans; \
              fi; \
     ); \
  else \
               echo "Module $module does not exist"; \
               echo "Hit return to Continue?"; \
  fi; \
        done
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc'
sed -e "s!\$KVERS!2.6.15-rc3-ubuntu1!g; s!\$KSRC!/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.15-6-686!; s!\$KARCH!i386!; s!\$KEMAIL!<email address hidden>!; s!\$KMAINT!Unknown Kernel Package Maintainer!; s!\$KDREV!10.00.Custom!; s!\$DEBDATE!Сбт, 03 Дек 2005 19:58:45 +0300!" debian/control.in > debian/control
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to configure the package.
touch configure-stamp
dh_testdir
# Add here commands to compile the package.
/usr/bin/make debconf
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc'
mkdir modules
/usr/bin/make -e -C drivers SUBDIRS="lirc_dev"
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers'
Making all in lirc_dev
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/lirc/drivers/lirc_dev'
mv Makefile Makefile.automake
cp ../Makefile.kernel Makefile
/usr/bin/make -C /usr...

The reason why the lirc-modules-source fails to build is because the API for sysfs has changed. I am looking into making a patch.

I have this error too, and it's listed on Debian BTS

FWIW, lirc-0.8.0rc3 builds perfectly against the Dapper kernel for me.

I reproduced this problem on an uptodate dapper

please check with amaya, otherwise free to upload

In lieu of 0.8.0, is 0.7.2-2 (fakesync if necessary) usable?

0.8.0 solves compilation problems with kernel >= 2.6.12.

Maybe this can be easily fixed by backporting modifications from 0.8.0 but I found easier to upgrade to 0.8.0.

In Gentoo the bug is solved
See: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=111820

The way to do it was just going to version 0.8.0

Any change there will be deb package for that version anytime soon